Tidbit for Shang Tsung Users
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Tidbit for Shang Tsung Users
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posted08/29/2011 07:23 PM (UTC)by
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WhereThereIsSmoke Wrote:
Like I said before I think it is simply because not enough pros have mastered enough of the cast for this to be effective. Now Detriotballin is a great Shang player but let's say for example he knows very little about "X" character and plays against him. Now he does combo and ends in morph. If you cannot immediatley get your mind to switch to thinking in terms of "X", you be screwd. While you spend 5 seconds jumping around like a muppet your opponent has smashed half your life away or is piling on the pressure while you sit there and block. It will take a long time, but Shang Tsung WILL be right near the top later in this games life. I mean he is deadly just being himself but once people start taking advantage of his boost...Ouch.
I remember he was the last guy I picked up back in MK2 days but once I got pretty handy with everyone it was great being able to pick him up and have the entire cast at your disposal.
Espio872 Wrote:
It's always interesting to get these little tid bits about the characters from people who use them often, pretty awesome in hindsight, this does a lot for Shang Tsung's mind games strategy. Thanks for sharing this tid bit, I'm still perplexed as to why Shang Tsung is such a rare commodity at tournaments and online, he can do serious damage and he has the benefit of having double the moveset of any character via his soul steal.
It's always interesting to get these little tid bits about the characters from people who use them often, pretty awesome in hindsight, this does a lot for Shang Tsung's mind games strategy. Thanks for sharing this tid bit, I'm still perplexed as to why Shang Tsung is such a rare commodity at tournaments and online, he can do serious damage and he has the benefit of having double the moveset of any character via his soul steal.
Like I said before I think it is simply because not enough pros have mastered enough of the cast for this to be effective. Now Detriotballin is a great Shang player but let's say for example he knows very little about "X" character and plays against him. Now he does combo and ends in morph. If you cannot immediatley get your mind to switch to thinking in terms of "X", you be screwd. While you spend 5 seconds jumping around like a muppet your opponent has smashed half your life away or is piling on the pressure while you sit there and block. It will take a long time, but Shang Tsung WILL be right near the top later in this games life. I mean he is deadly just being himself but once people start taking advantage of his boost...Ouch.
I remember he was the last guy I picked up back in MK2 days but once I got pretty handy with everyone it was great being able to pick him up and have the entire cast at your disposal.
True, maybe next EVO we'll see it? I think that might be a good amount of time to see Shang's full potential.
You make a good point, I was watching his fight with Morty Seinfeld, when he morphed into Sonya, he kinda just arc kicked and that was it, he took the round, but he seemed to struggle heavily with her. Great Shang Tsung player regardless.
His soul steal was even crazier in MK 2, he could morph into anybody in a fight, I just love how versatile Shang Tsung is, very pleased with how he turned out in this game.
I'm not a tourney player, but I've been dabbling in just about everyone as of late, I need to use Quan Chi and Sektor next, though this wasn't deliberate, I'm planning on taking on Shang Tsung(by product of the random select tournament we had on MKO for August) as my next project, I wanna get good with him, especially if I can utilize his soul steal effectively.
GoshinX03 Wrote:
Thanks guys for the feedback! I'm just glad nobody thought this bit of news was lame! (my gf was in a fit of laughter the entire time I was working on it lol)
Anyway, Espio872 and WhereThereIsSmoke, you both are absolutely correct about what you two stated above. That is the main reason why I've always loved Shang Tsung and his morphs (MK2-MKT, MK9); it's like having a small platoon of soldiers at your disposal! That's also the very reason why I get so fustrated when I attempt to main him, because you have to take your time to familiarize yourself with every unit within that platoon to fully max him out (as you both stated above as well). I also need to use more of his normal pokes and jabs as well, instead of just (stubbornly) relying on his BrB Combo.
Thanks guys for the feedback! I'm just glad nobody thought this bit of news was lame! (my gf was in a fit of laughter the entire time I was working on it lol)
Anyway, Espio872 and WhereThereIsSmoke, you both are absolutely correct about what you two stated above. That is the main reason why I've always loved Shang Tsung and his morphs (MK2-MKT, MK9); it's like having a small platoon of soldiers at your disposal! That's also the very reason why I get so fustrated when I attempt to main him, because you have to take your time to familiarize yourself with every unit within that platoon to fully max him out (as you both stated above as well). I also need to use more of his normal pokes and jabs as well, instead of just (stubbornly) relying on his BrB Combo.
I'm planning on putting Shang to good use, I've been getting more into him since that random select tourney we had on MKO.
He's another character that gets little to no play, gonna have to change that
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